A Bridge Through Time: Book 1 of The Thistle & Hive Series by Vale Jennae

Author:Vale, Jennae [Vale, Jennae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennae Vale
Published: 2014-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

It was still early morning and the great hall was buzzing with activity, everyone talking and laughing together as they caught up on news and gossip since their last meeting. The twins, now down on the floor, were running circles around the adults and playing peek-a-boo behind their mother’s skirts. Food was being served on the long tables and Ewan’s men entered the hall, adding more bustle to the already busy room.

“We were not expecting you so soon, Ewan,” Robert said.

“We erred on the side of caution, and rode through the night. I didn’t feel it was safe for us to camp overnight and risk possible attack from Richard and his men. ‘Tis why we’re here so early this morn,” Ewan explained.

“Ye must be verra tired after such a long journey and the bairns should sleep. Helene has prepared yer chambers,” Irene offered.

“Aye. We could stand to sleep a wee bit, but first we’ll break our fast with ye,” Ewan said, as he stifled a yawn.

Despite the threat of attack, the meal was filled with lively conversation and laughter. Ashley sat between Cormac and Cailin in what had become her spot. Both men were a little subdued this morning after the celebrations of the previous evening. While they had initially seemed fine when everyone arrived, the noise surrounding them inside seemed to be making them increasingly uncomfortable.

“You both look a little worse for wear this morning,” Ashley teased.

Two heads turned her way, and neither responded.

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were both suffering from a hangover.”

Still no response. Maybe hangover wasn’t the right word in medieval Scotland.

“Do your heads hurt?” Ashley questioned.

They both nodded and winced in unison, as Ranald and Rowan shouted vigorously. Ashley hid a smile.

“Is the noise making it worse?” Again, they nodded with pained expressions.

“You need to hydrate and maybe take some aspirin. I still have some in my backpack.”

“Will that work, lass?” Cailin asked hopefully.

“It should. I can go get it for you, if you’d like.”

“We’ll come with ye.”

They excused themselves from the table and followed Ashley upstairs to her chambers where she rummaged through the backpack to find the remaining aspirin. She offered two to each man, along with the pitcher of water from beside the bed.

“You need to wash them down with this. Hopefully it’ll make a difference soon. You must have had a lot to drink last night,” she commented mildly.

“Aye. I’m sorry I disappeared on ye like that. It was nae my intention to do so,” Cailin apologized.

“No worries. It was probably for the best.” Ashley made a show of fixing the bedding and straightening the pillows to hide her embarrassment.

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